Paul uses his General purpose aid to hold a ring for a pull up

Don’t Quit, CrossFit! – A Stroke Survivor’s Story

On November 30th 2016, avid gym goer and crossfit enthusiast Paul Dewey was where he spent most of his free time; at his local gym, CrossFit Johns Creek in Georgia, USA. He was coming to the end of a gruelling 10 minute double-unders drill (jumping rope, where the rope has to pass under you twice every jump) when …

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Lauren Steadman wins triathlon gold after previous setback

Top 10 Moments From Tokyo 2020/1 Paralympic Games

After years of build up, planning and training, sandwiched in between delays and last minute alterations; the Tokyo Paralympic Games finally went ahead, doing so in spectacular fashion. After everything the organisers, athletes, and everyone involved had to go through just to get this mammoth event to go ahead at all; for it to be …

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The wheelchair rugby team for the 2020 Paralympics

Pushing For The Paralympics – The Tokyo Trail (Part 3)

Introduction At the beginning of the year we followed up on our first Tokyo Paralympics article by taking a closer look at one of the athletes hoping to compete as part of Team GB wheelchair rugby; seeing how she balanced her diet and training with festive frivolities, and how restrictions were affecting the ability to …

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Nat with her dog Stan at the beach

Enjoying the Outdoors with a Disability.

Looking for Adventure Accepting limitations doesn’t have to mean you can’t live a fulfilled life. Nat and her Bedlington Terrier/Whippet cross, Stan, are an adventurous team. Together, they love exploring the outdoors and being as active as possible. But over the past 6 years, Nat’s autoimmune disease had caused her to find holding the dog …

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pushing for the Paralympics with covid logo

Pushing For The Paralympics – The Tokyo Trail (Part 2)

Last summer, after the announcement that the Tokyo Paralympics were going to be pushed back a full year to August 2021, we spoke to a few Paralympic hopefuls about the effect this had had on them, how they were adapting their training during quarantine, and how Active Hands gripping aids for the gym were helping …

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